Isaiah 10:28 says, He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages: This relates how rapidly Sennacherib had overpowered the people of Judah and how little resistance they put up to his advancement according to Matthew Henry. He had even housed his chariots there. The world may overpower us as followers of Christ today, but we don’t need to make it easy for them by giving up our opposition to the evil in the world.
Verse twenty-nine adds, They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled. The people of Judah, though they knew the power of God, fled from the Assyrians without a fight. We should never allow fear of the world to cause us to run away from God and His power. Even if we die, we will still live forever with God, so there is no reason to be afraid.
Verse thirty continues, Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth. Isaiah said that the people of Anathoth, a priest's city, should be shouting encouragement to others instead of lamenting their weakness when compared to the enemy. We as Christians when everything seems to be overpowering us need to shout praises to God instead of only talking about our weakness as we face of our enemies.
Verse thirty-one states, Madmenah is removed; the inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee. Isaiah said instead of the people of Gebim gathering to fight, they had gathered to flee. We as Christians when we gather today even in the face of what seem to be overpowering enemies need to gather in opposition to these enemies and not just so that we can give up without a fight.
Verse thirty-two adds, As yet shall he remain at Nob that day: he shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem. Isaiah said that even though Sennacherib would get in sight of Jerusalem and shake his hand against it, he would not defeat it. This is the promise of God to believers in Christ today. The evil forces in the world may get close to us and even shake their hands in power against us, but they will never defeat us spiritually unless we lose faith in God.
Verse thirty-three continues, Behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled. Isaiah said that those who thought themselves to be so powerful in their fight against Judah, God’s chosen people, would be brought down by the power of God. This is what we as followers of Christ must remember today. We do not fight by our power, but by the power of God, and there is no one who can stand against Him.
Verse thirty-four concludes, And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one. This is a reference to how vast the army of Assyria was. Their spears when lifted up looked like a forest, but God was going to hew them down. As Christians, we may see our enemies as overpowering today, but God will cut down every one of them, even if we lose the battle in this lifetime. We simply need to stand fast spiritually by our faith in God.
